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Hindustan Times
3 days ago
- Climate
- Hindustan Times
Central Texas on alert: Severe thunderstorm threat looms with flash flood risks tonight
People across central Texas, especially those in the Edwards Plateau and Hill Country need to be on high alert tonight. According to forecasters, there's a serious risk of flash flooding from slow-moving thunderstorms that are expected to drop heavy rain over the same areas for hours. Crews in central Texas are digging through massive piles of debris, overturned vehicles and shattered homes as the search continues for victims of flash floods that killed more than 100 people over the Fourth of July weekend. Photographer: Eli Hartman/Bloomberg(Bloomberg) Weather experts tracking satellite data said a weather system, or 'vort center,' is slowly moving east through the Concho Valley and is set to reach the Hill Country overnight. This system is pulling in a lot of deep moisture from the south, especially in the mid-levels of the atmosphere. Moisture levels are high, with some areas showing values between 1.5 and 1.75 inches, enough to fuel intense storms, according to Weather Prediction Centre. Also Read: Who is Devyn Smith? 23-year-old survives deadly Texas flood that killed most of her family Atmosphere holding energy known as CAPE Meteorologists suggested that the atmosphere is holding an amount of energy, known as CAPE, anywhere from 1,500 to 2,500 J/kg, indicating storms that develop can reach very strong levels quite quickly. All of these factors in combination with a weak surface trough, a stalled front in the area, and increasing southerly flow at the surface will favor rounds of thunderstorms. As the system moves east and tightens up later tonight, forecasters expect storms to grow stronger and more organised. They will likely stretch from southwest to northeast across central Texas. On top of that, this area will be sitting in the 'right entrance' region of a high-level jet stream, which supports more rising air and storm growth. Rain could fall fast at rates between 2 to 4 inches an hour in the heaviest storms. Forecast models, including HRRR and HREF guidance, support these rates. As winds steering the storms will be weak and coming from just the right direction, storms may 'train' — meaning they pass repeatedly over the same spots. That raises the risk for serious flash flooding. 4 to 6 inches of rainfall By approximately 3 a.m. Central Time, parts of this area could see 4 to 6 inches of rainfall, with more expected into the early morning hours. This is hazardous, especially for anyone in flood-prone areas of the Hill Country, where flash flooding could become life-threatening later tonight.
Glasgow Times
09-07-2025
- Climate
- Glasgow Times
Searchers in helicopters and on horseback scour Texas flood debris for missing
State officials have warned that unaccounted for victims could still be found amid the massive piles of debris that stretch for miles. Governor Greg Abbott said: 'Know this: We will not stop until every missing person is accounted for. Know this also: There very likely could be more added to that list.' Campers' belongings outside a cabin at Camp Mystic, where at least 27 campers and counsellors died in the flooding (Eli Hartman/AP) Mr Abbot said officials had been seeking more information about those who were in the state's Hill Country during the Fourth of July holiday but did not register at a camp or a hotel and may have been in the area without many people knowing. The lowlands of Kerr County along the Guadalupe River, where most of the victims of the flash flooding have been recovered so far, are filled with youth camps and campsites, including Camp Mystic, the century-old all-girls Christian summer camp where at least 27 campers and counsellors died. Officials said on Tuesday that five campers and one counsellor had still not been found. Crews in airboats, helicopters and on horseback, along with hundreds of volunteers are part of one of the largest search operations in Texas history. The flash flood is the deadliest from inland flooding in the US since Colorado's Big Thompson Canyon flood on July 31 1976 killed 144 people, Bob Henson, a meteorologist with Yale Climate Connections, said. Texas governor Greg Abbott said US president Donald Trump had pledged to provide whatever relief the state needed to recover (Eli Hartman/AP) That flood surged through a narrow canyon packed with people on a holiday weekend, Colorado's centennial celebration. Public officials in charge of locating the victims are facing intensifying questions about who was in charge of monitoring the weather and warning that floodwaters were heading toward camps and homes. Mr Abbott promised that the search for victims would not stop until everyone was found. He also said US president Donald Trump had pledged to provide whatever relief Texas needed to recover. Mr Trump plans to visit the state on Friday. Outside the cabins at Camp Mystic where the girls had slept, mud-splattered blankets and pillows were scattered on a grassy hill that slopes toward the river. Also in the debris was pink, purple and blue luggage decorated with stickers. A volunteer helps clean up a house after the flooding in Kerrville (Ashley Landis/AP) The flash floods erupted before daybreak on Friday after massive rains sent water speeding down hills into the Guadalupe River, causing it to rise eight metres (26ft) in less than an hour. Some campers had to swim out of cabin windows to safety while others held onto a rope as they made their way to higher ground. Just two days before the flooding, Texas inspectors had signed off on the camp's emergency planning. But five years of inspection reports released to The Associated Press do not provide any details about how the camp would instruct campers about evacuating and specific duties each staff member and counsellor would be assigned. Questions mounted about what, if any, actions local officials took to warn campers and residents who were in the scenic area long known to locals as 'flash flood alley'. Lost items sit at a bridge as a volunteer cleans up debris (Ashley Landis/AP) Leaders in Kerr county, where searchers have found about 90 bodies, said their first priority was recovering victims, not reviewing what had happened in the moments before the floods. Kerr County judge Rob Kelly, the county's chief elected official, said the county did not have a warning system. The bodies of 30 children were among those that have been recovered in the county, which is home to Camp Mystic and several other summer camps, Mr Kelly said. The devastation spread across several hundred miles in central Texas all the way to just outside the capital of Austin.
The Herald Scotland
09-07-2025
- Climate
- The Herald Scotland
Searchers in helicopters and on horseback scour Texas flood debris for missing
Governor Greg Abbott said: 'Know this: We will not stop until every missing person is accounted for. Know this also: There very likely could be more added to that list.' Campers' belongings outside a cabin at Camp Mystic, where at least 27 campers and counsellors died in the flooding (Eli Hartman/AP) Mr Abbot said officials had been seeking more information about those who were in the state's Hill Country during the Fourth of July holiday but did not register at a camp or a hotel and may have been in the area without many people knowing. The lowlands of Kerr County along the Guadalupe River, where most of the victims of the flash flooding have been recovered so far, are filled with youth camps and campsites, including Camp Mystic, the century-old all-girls Christian summer camp where at least 27 campers and counsellors died. Officials said on Tuesday that five campers and one counsellor had still not been found. Crews in airboats, helicopters and on horseback, along with hundreds of volunteers are part of one of the largest search operations in Texas history. The flash flood is the deadliest from inland flooding in the US since Colorado's Big Thompson Canyon flood on July 31 1976 killed 144 people, Bob Henson, a meteorologist with Yale Climate Connections, said. Texas governor Greg Abbott said US president Donald Trump had pledged to provide whatever relief the state needed to recover (Eli Hartman/AP) That flood surged through a narrow canyon packed with people on a holiday weekend, Colorado's centennial celebration. Public officials in charge of locating the victims are facing intensifying questions about who was in charge of monitoring the weather and warning that floodwaters were heading toward camps and homes. Mr Abbott promised that the search for victims would not stop until everyone was found. He also said US president Donald Trump had pledged to provide whatever relief Texas needed to recover. Mr Trump plans to visit the state on Friday. Outside the cabins at Camp Mystic where the girls had slept, mud-splattered blankets and pillows were scattered on a grassy hill that slopes toward the river. Also in the debris was pink, purple and blue luggage decorated with stickers. A volunteer helps clean up a house after the flooding in Kerrville (Ashley Landis/AP) The flash floods erupted before daybreak on Friday after massive rains sent water speeding down hills into the Guadalupe River, causing it to rise eight metres (26ft) in less than an hour. Some campers had to swim out of cabin windows to safety while others held onto a rope as they made their way to higher ground. Just two days before the flooding, Texas inspectors had signed off on the camp's emergency planning. But five years of inspection reports released to The Associated Press do not provide any details about how the camp would instruct campers about evacuating and specific duties each staff member and counsellor would be assigned. Questions mounted about what, if any, actions local officials took to warn campers and residents who were in the scenic area long known to locals as 'flash flood alley'. Lost items sit at a bridge as a volunteer cleans up debris (Ashley Landis/AP) Leaders in Kerr county, where searchers have found about 90 bodies, said their first priority was recovering victims, not reviewing what had happened in the moments before the floods. Kerr County judge Rob Kelly, the county's chief elected official, said the county did not have a warning system. The bodies of 30 children were among those that have been recovered in the county, which is home to Camp Mystic and several other summer camps, Mr Kelly said. The devastation spread across several hundred miles in central Texas all the way to just outside the capital of Austin.
Irish Examiner
09-07-2025
- Climate
- Irish Examiner
Searchers in helicopters and on horseback scour Texas flood debris for missing
As the search continued for more than 160 people believed to be missing days after a destructive wall of water killed more than 100 people in Texas, the full extent of the catastrophe has yet to be revealed. State officials have warned that unaccounted for victims could still be found amid the massive piles of debris that stretch for miles. Governor Greg Abbott said: 'Know this: We will not stop until every missing person is accounted for. Know this also: There very likely could be more added to that list.' Campers' belongings outside a cabin at Camp Mystic, where at least 27 campers and counsellors died in the flooding (Eli Hartman/AP) Mr Abbot said officials had been seeking more information about those who were in the state's Hill Country during the Fourth of July holiday but did not register at a camp or a hotel and may have been in the area without many people knowing. The lowlands of Kerr County along the Guadalupe River, where most of the victims of the flash flooding have been recovered so far, are filled with youth camps and campsites, including Camp Mystic, the century-old all-girls Christian summer camp where at least 27 campers and counsellors died. Officials said on Tuesday that five campers and one counsellor had still not been found. Crews in airboats, helicopters and on horseback, along with hundreds of volunteers are part of one of the largest search operations in Texas history. The flash flood is the deadliest from inland flooding in the US since Colorado's Big Thompson Canyon flood on July 31 1976 killed 144 people, Bob Henson, a meteorologist with Yale Climate Connections, said. Texas governor Greg Abbott said US president Donald Trump had pledged to provide whatever relief the state needed to recover (Eli Hartman/AP) That flood surged through a narrow canyon packed with people on a holiday weekend, Colorado's centennial celebration. Public officials in charge of locating the victims are facing intensifying questions about who was in charge of monitoring the weather and warning that floodwaters were heading toward camps and homes. Mr Abbott promised that the search for victims would not stop until everyone was found. He also said US president Donald Trump had pledged to provide whatever relief Texas needed to recover. Mr Trump plans to visit the state on Friday. Outside the cabins at Camp Mystic where the girls had slept, mud-splattered blankets and pillows were scattered on a grassy hill that slopes toward the river. Also in the debris was pink, purple and blue luggage decorated with stickers. A volunteer helps clean up a house after the flooding in Kerrville (Ashley Landis/AP) The flash floods erupted before daybreak on Friday after massive rains sent water speeding down hills into the Guadalupe River, causing it to rise eight metres (26ft) in less than an hour. Some campers had to swim out of cabin windows to safety while others held onto a rope as they made their way to higher ground. Just two days before the flooding, Texas inspectors had signed off on the camp's emergency planning. But five years of inspection reports released to The Associated Press do not provide any details about how the camp would instruct campers about evacuating and specific duties each staff member and counsellor would be assigned. Questions mounted about what, if any, actions local officials took to warn campers and residents who were in the scenic area long known to locals as 'flash flood alley'. Lost items sit at a bridge as a volunteer cleans up debris (Ashley Landis/AP) Leaders in Kerr county, where searchers have found about 90 bodies, said their first priority was recovering victims, not reviewing what had happened in the moments before the floods. Kerr County judge Rob Kelly, the county's chief elected official, said the county did not have a warning system. The bodies of 30 children were among those that have been recovered in the county, which is home to Camp Mystic and several other summer camps, Mr Kelly said. The devastation spread across several hundred miles in central Texas all the way to just outside the capital of Austin.
Western Telegraph
09-07-2025
- Climate
- Western Telegraph
Searchers in helicopters and on horseback scour Texas flood debris for missing
State officials have warned that unaccounted for victims could still be found amid the massive piles of debris that stretch for miles. Governor Greg Abbott said: 'Know this: We will not stop until every missing person is accounted for. Know this also: There very likely could be more added to that list.' Campers' belongings outside a cabin at Camp Mystic, where at least 27 campers and counsellors died in the flooding (Eli Hartman/AP) Mr Abbot said officials had been seeking more information about those who were in the state's Hill Country during the Fourth of July holiday but did not register at a camp or a hotel and may have been in the area without many people knowing. The lowlands of Kerr County along the Guadalupe River, where most of the victims of the flash flooding have been recovered so far, are filled with youth camps and campsites, including Camp Mystic, the century-old all-girls Christian summer camp where at least 27 campers and counsellors died. Officials said on Tuesday that five campers and one counsellor had still not been found. Crews in airboats, helicopters and on horseback, along with hundreds of volunteers are part of one of the largest search operations in Texas history. The flash flood is the deadliest from inland flooding in the US since Colorado's Big Thompson Canyon flood on July 31 1976 killed 144 people, Bob Henson, a meteorologist with Yale Climate Connections, said. Texas governor Greg Abbott said US president Donald Trump had pledged to provide whatever relief the state needed to recover (Eli Hartman/AP) That flood surged through a narrow canyon packed with people on a holiday weekend, Colorado's centennial celebration. Public officials in charge of locating the victims are facing intensifying questions about who was in charge of monitoring the weather and warning that floodwaters were heading toward camps and homes. Mr Abbott promised that the search for victims would not stop until everyone was found. He also said US president Donald Trump had pledged to provide whatever relief Texas needed to recover. Mr Trump plans to visit the state on Friday. Outside the cabins at Camp Mystic where the girls had slept, mud-splattered blankets and pillows were scattered on a grassy hill that slopes toward the river. Also in the debris was pink, purple and blue luggage decorated with stickers. A volunteer helps clean up a house after the flooding in Kerrville (Ashley Landis/AP) The flash floods erupted before daybreak on Friday after massive rains sent water speeding down hills into the Guadalupe River, causing it to rise eight metres (26ft) in less than an hour. Some campers had to swim out of cabin windows to safety while others held onto a rope as they made their way to higher ground. Just two days before the flooding, Texas inspectors had signed off on the camp's emergency planning. But five years of inspection reports released to The Associated Press do not provide any details about how the camp would instruct campers about evacuating and specific duties each staff member and counsellor would be assigned. Questions mounted about what, if any, actions local officials took to warn campers and residents who were in the scenic area long known to locals as 'flash flood alley'. Lost items sit at a bridge as a volunteer cleans up debris (Ashley Landis/AP) Leaders in Kerr county, where searchers have found about 90 bodies, said their first priority was recovering victims, not reviewing what had happened in the moments before the floods. Kerr County judge Rob Kelly, the county's chief elected official, said the county did not have a warning system. The bodies of 30 children were among those that have been recovered in the county, which is home to Camp Mystic and several other summer camps, Mr Kelly said. The devastation spread across several hundred miles in central Texas all the way to just outside the capital of Austin.
